The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 August 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,177. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    British Fleet Penetrates libyan Harbour, Fires On Troops At Close Range
    144 1 British Fleet Penetrates libyan Harbour, Fires On Troops At Close Range BARDIA AND BOMBA BOMBARDED I lire, Aim. 27. I I XAVAI ommunique issued I i\ states: "During I \iu. 844, Bri- forces attacked the I harbour tf Bardia, I (here ireft troop conI «>, and the seaplane I m.
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    New Nazi Rebuke To Switzerland
    39 1 IKome, Au*. 27. :>:ouke to Switzer- 1 m the German Beobaehter tottdal Italian news --.'lares that the Aith its attitude of b the Axis powers with the new ton sttoation. can provoke sur- Reuter
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    U.S. Building 10,000 Planes Yearly
    27 1 I La building airt >: 10.000 machines he Compulsory adopted yester:he number of b under training It also restricts be western hemis•>sions. Reuter
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    SUCCESSFUL R.A.F. RAIDS INTO GERMANY AND ITALY
    388 1 Berlin Experiences Another Alarm FACTORIES AT TURIN AND MILAN HEAVILY BOMBED London, Aug. 27. AN Air Ministry communique issued m London to-day states that R.A.F. bombers delivered successful attacks on a number of military objectives m Germany and Italy last night. The correspondent
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    Old Women Killed
    102 1 It is officially announced that some women were killed during raids on a south-west town Ust nifht. Otncrs were seriously injured. At least 50 heavy high explosive bombs and some incendiary bombs were dropped on the town but damage was surprisingly small and no important targets were
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    Former French Air Chief On Why France Fell
    132 1 New York, Aug. 27. a h)kmkk trench Air Minister, M. Pierre Cot, m an exclusive interview over the New York radio to-day, declared: "Petain and Weygand gave our country to Hitler." M. Cot blamed the French general staff for the disaster, declaring
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    More Raiders Shot Down Over Britain
    668 1 London, Aug. 27. CNEMY planes were reported m the vicinity of southeast coastal towns and the Midlands this afternoon. Two raiders are believed to have been brought down m the Midlands, where bombs fell on a park, on a golf course, sports ground and
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    ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SWISS TERRITORY
    70 1 Berne, Aug. 27. ACCORDING to the Swiss telegraphic agency the Swiss Government has "examined the situation arising from repeated violations of Swiss territory by British airmen and charged the chief of the political department to make a serious demarche to the British Minister with a
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    Gen. Ironside On Major "Who Became Little Bit Of A Nuisance"
    182 1 London, Aug. 27. GEN. Sir Edmund Ironside, Oonv mander-in-Chief of the British Home forces, was among the principal witnesses called at the resumption to-day of the trial by court martial of Major A. D. Win tie. M.C.. Royal Dragoons
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    "Ireland At Mercy Of Germans"
    80 1 New York, Aug. 27. "'THE German bombs that fell on Ireland yesterday have smashed the illusion that there is any safety m neutrality." says the New York Times to-day, adding: "They have proved that Ireland is at Germany's mercy to-day just as surely as if
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    Enemy Shipping Losses Over 1,000,000 Tons
    143 1 Enemy Shipping Losses Over 1,000,000 Tons London, Aug. 27. IT is authoritatively announced that mercantile losses for the week ending Aug. 18-19 were ten British ships totalling 41,175 tons, one Allied ship of 7,592 tons, and two neutral ships totalling 4,000 tons. The total is slightly above the weekly average
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    Nazi Air Force Now Massed In France
    145 1 Nazi Air Force Now Massed In France R.A.F. READY FOR HEAVIER ATTACKS London, Au&. i\ IT can be stated authoritatively that the Royal Air Force Iftfti i very clear klea ot the present disposition cf Gorman bomber fighter aircrait. A large proportion of the enemj air force has b?en niove-J
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    Egyptian Premier Denies Resignation
    39 1 London, Aug. 27. THE Prime Minister of Egypt iv.> denied reports that the Egyptian Cabinet has tendered its resignation Earlier reports stated that Kin; Farouk had asked the premier to form a new government. Reuter
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    NEW APPROACH TO PAN-AMERICAN DEFENCE
    72 1 :.>nd»ti. Auj. 27. DISCUSSIONS be.v. a ihc United SUUS and Canadian representatives oil the Joint defence board set up by the two countries are continuing to-day. Yesterday's meeting lasted four hour:,. Afterwards the chairman of the U.S. representatives. Mayor I ajruardia. of New York, described
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    TRANSYLVANIANS READY "FOR EVERY SACRIFICE"
    58 1 Buoh trest, Au*. W. •TRANSYLVANIANS are organizing meetings to demonstrate their .solidarity against the cession of territory to Hungary. A gathering at Cluj, attended by two .secretaries of state, sent a telegram to King Carol assuring him that the "Rumanian nation is prepared for every
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    10TH NAVAL CONTINGENT FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
    23 1 London, Aug. 27. THE tenth naval contingent from Newfoundland arrived at a west '•oast port to-day. Reuter Reuter
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    BIGGEST GERMAN RAID OF WAR ON BRITAIN
    635 3 Earning In London Lasts Six Hours NA ZIS EXPLOITING NUISANCE VALUE TO UTMOST London, Aug. 27 (IITI fK unleaded his biggest air attack on Great Britain JgTnk'htt''" yesterday until dawn to-day. In these, i-xtensive night raids since the war, a O ver .00
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    Downed 18 Nazi Planes, Gets D.S.O.
    66 3 T London, Aug. 27. HE air ace, acting SquadronLeader Michael Nicholson Crossley. has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order on bringing his total of enemy aircraft destroyed to 18, and possibly another five. Crossley, who is 28, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross m
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    Britain Determined To Defend Egypt
    382 3 AMBASSADOR'S VIGOROUS REPLY TO AXIS LIES Cairo, Aug. 27. A VIGOROUS reply to Axis propaganda allegations that Britain was attempting to drag Egypt into the war against her will was given by Sir Miles Lampson, the British Ambassador to Egypt, broadcasting on the occasion of
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    46 Nazi Planes Shot Down In Monday's Raids
    116 3 fl I i>ndon, Aof. 21 |H -.munique says I i >how that r tho day fl was shot down f 15 RAF. 11 are safe. fl Germans have raids on EngH panic attacks. ::i>r Kentish I H the Thames m the Ports-
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    "DEFINITE PROGRAMME" OF AXIS IN U.S.
    46 3 "DEFINITE PROGRAMME" OF AXIS IN U.S. I York. Aug. 27. T a" definite Lhe United s:^:e^. Martin Dies, chair- v^ional committee :^rican activities. Press to-day that :he programme nting of adequate md assistance to V- tjreign agents m :nerica, he added. tk position for age. Reuter
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    BRITISH ENVOY LEAVES FOR HONG KONG
    32 3 BRITISH ENVOY LEAVES FOR HONG KONG I^hAnfh&l, Aiif. 27. *h Ambassador to China, Sir I*^ left here early this W Hoof Kong aboard th« Empre&i British Ambassador Omtlking !rom Hong Kong by
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    Nazi Abuse Of Red Cross
    106 3 WHAT LOGBOOK OF SEAPLANE SHOWED Berlin, Aug. 27. 'THE German Foreign Office has re- quested the Swiss Government to convey a protest to Britain, asserting that a number of cases has occurred m which German "ambulance seaplanes" had been exposed to attacks by the British
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    British Warning
    207 3 The British Air Ministry recently I announced that for some time past tne air force had observed German seaplanes painted white and marked with the Red Cross nylng over British convoys within a few miles of the British coast. These aircraft which ar«i fitted with wireless were known
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    ALLEGED VIOLATION OF JAPANESE TERRITORY
    61 3 Tokio. Aug. 27. r'O Soviet warplanes crossed the northern border of Sakhalien last Wednesday morning along the Pacific oast from the direction of Ennai at an altitude of 2.000 metres, according to a belated report reaching here from Toyohara. The machines flew off along the
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    COOLIE KILLED BY FALLING TREE
    59 3 A 30 -YEAR-OLD Chinese coolie who was engaged m felling trees at the site of the new Municipal reservoir at the 11}* mile, Mandai Road, yesterday evening, was fatally injured when a tree fell on him. Received a fractured skull he died In the ambulance
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    Nine Hurricanes Take On 150 Raiders Over Essex
    520 3 Nine Hurricanes Take On 150 Raiders Over Essex London, Au<. 27. t^ bulletin states that German bombers thrown against fed south-east England yester von. attacked a aercdrome. The m came m across to Essex and rtlj after 4 p m nth area. and Deflants linst them, desmy. as shown by
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    "Dr. Cyclops" Is A Remarkable Film
    195 3 THE adventurous spirit of Ernest B. Schoedsack, that producer who has made long journeys to foreign countries m order to bring back unusual film fare, has now brought out of Hollywood itself a remarkable film, "Dr. Cyclops." now at the Cathay. In this, Schoedsack
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    Combined Services' Variety Show
    95 3 BOOKING for the Combined Services! variety show, "Footlights Parade," opens j on Friday at John Littles. The show Is under the patronage of the Commander-ln-Chtef China Station, the G.O.C. Malaya Command, Major-General L. V. Bond, and the Air Officer Commanding Malaya, Air Vice-Marshal J. T. Babington.
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    "EVERYTHING INTO A COMMON POOL"
    60 3 THE leader of the Australian Labour party yesterday reaffirmed Australian labour support for the war effort. He declared that Australian labour stood inflexibly m support 'of the British cause. He suggested that everything must come Into a common pool and personal interests must be subjugated,
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    56 3 London, Aug. 27. TO-DAY'S record of Stock Exchang*- deallnps proved uninspiring, dealIngs for the most part being confined to certain leaders. Gilt edged were supported and rails met small provincial offerings. The recent firmness of Egyptians was unimpaired by the latest volitical developments. Rubbers were inclined to be
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    22 3 Buenos Aires, Aug\ 27. DRESIDKNT Ortiz, of the Argentine, hM withdrawn his resignation following the refusal of Congress to accept It.- Reuter
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    Coming Japan-N.I. Talks
    146 3 Coming JapanN.I. Talks Tokio, Aug. 27. JAPAN'S policy towards the Netherlands Indies remains unchanged, while the Japanese Government's statements. including that for the maintenance of the status quo m the Dutch possessions m the Far East, still hold good, the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman stated yesterday. The Minister of Commerce
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    173 3 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES <From Ou* Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 27. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous Quotations to paranthesls:— RUBBER: Easy. Spot 12 7 16d 12 9 16d (124 d 12 11 16 d) Sept. 12 7 16d 12 9 16d (12 9;16d 12 1116 d) Oct-Dec 12Vid
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    Berlin Sinks Same Ship Twice
    122 3 London, Aug. 27. REALIZING the necessity to c d i f y the world with some immediatresult, however slight, of the loudly proclaimed imposition of a total blockade of Britain, the effects of which are certainly not dlscernibl here, the German propaganda machine has made
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    DOMESTIC OCCUERRENCE DEATH
    43 3 DOMESTIC OCCUERRENCE DEATH The death took place at the General Hospital yesterday of Martin Pereira aged 49. The funeral will take place this evening, leaving the residence at Chapel Road at *30 pm. lor St Joseph's Church and then to Bidadari Deeply regretted.
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    London Stock Exchange
    310 3 London, Aug. 2Z. The following are to-day's closing i.iiddle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Cou uwx a% iy*4-t04.... 99 516 Funding Loan 4<"« 1960-90 112 Wai Loan 3tt% 100\ 116 Com Unior A«ac»> (UnlU) t> Prudential Assce \V 1914 itoyaj asm* 6 Greaf
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1940. Blitzkrieg Fiasco
    759 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1940. Blitzkrieg Fiasco THE Singapore representative of a London firm, feeling that perhaps his colleagues and the business might be suffering rather heavily from the recent intensive air raids on Great Britain, cabled H o m c a message of inquiry, sympathy and
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    5 4 SUPERIOR QUALITY OF THE RAF
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    How Cost Of Living Has Risen At Home
    1273 4 Our London Letter From Our Own Correspond London, July 16. |T was the fifteenth of the month yesterday. I realize that when you have looked at the date at the top of thi? letter you will have realized that it was the
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      29 4 SALON MME. SHEILA HAS RECEIVED A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF DRESSES FOR MORNING, AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEAR. COTTON DRESSES AND COSTUMES FROM $5.00. 9, Eu Court, Hill St. PHONE 7139.
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    FINAL ADDRESS BY LOVEDAY'S COUNSEL TO-MORROW
    2238 5 Concluding Phase Of Court Martial Trial HEADS OF EUROPEAN FIRMS ON WAR DEPT. CONTRACTS fg£ .omiiiding phase of the trial by court martial of C. loveday* RE., on charges of conspiracy d< fraud the >\ ar Department and of corruption, will n.-m<>rrott morning when
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    DOBBIE POPULAR IN MALTA
    97 5 A TRIBUTE to Lieut.-Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie's popularity as Governor of Malta, was paid by Mrs. P. Rathgen who arrived m Singapore from Cairo yesterday. Mrs. Kathjjen, who was formerly In Malta before eoing: to Cairo, told a Free Press reporter that Ueut.-Gen. Dobbie had
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    Police Allege Gangster Methods
    334 5 Police Allege Gangster Methods ONE YEAR'S R.I. FOR ROBBERY 'pHAT two Indians adopted "American gangster methods of bundling a person into a car and later taking him for a ride to one of the most desolate spots that can be found on any road m Singapore." was the comment made
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    MANDORE FOUND DEAD ON ROAD
    351 5 Coroner Returns Murder Verdict A verdict of "murder against some perse n or persons unknown,' was returned by the acting Singapore coroner, Mr. Walter MacQuarrie, at the conclusion of an inquiry yesterday. The inquiry was into the death of a Tamil mandore, Alagappan, employed by
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    Fine Comedy At The Pavilion
    119 5 WITH plenty of witty and sophisticated episodes, "A Girl Must Live," the Gainsborough film released through 20th. Century-Fox, which opened at the Pavilion Theatre last night, is a fine comedy. The story revolves around the adventures of pretty Margaret Lockwood, who feeling herself a burden
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    13 5 A meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners will be neld on Aug 30.
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    PAPERS IN RENT CASE TO BE SENT TO THE POLICE
    311 5 "One Of The Parties Must Be Lying/ 9 Says Chairman DEMARKING that one of the parties must be lying, and that he was sending their statements to the police to let them investigate the matter, the chairman of the Rent
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    ALLEGATION OF QUARREL WITH SUB-TENANT
    65 5 ALLEGATION OF Q UARREL WITH SUB-TENANT BECAUSE -fd tha' had quarrelled with her. a Clunest uor Yew Siew Oafc yesterday applied to Rent Asfessment B<-ard to eject Lee YH a married woman living m a house m Choon Guan Street. As the respondent was absent the Board adjourned the rase
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    40 5 •"pHE South Indian Muslim LeagU' hold.ne: a tea party at the Cathay Cafe at 515 p m to-day m honour of Mr. Adam N Haji Mohamad Ibrahim. who w?s recently appointed a Ju <- r of the Peace for Singap n
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    121 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Au*. 27, 1910: 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 37% 38 No IX R.S.S FOB m cases Aug.-Sept. (Sellers option) 38?^ 38 3; G.KA.Q. R.S.S P. OB tn bales Aug.-Sept. (Sellers option) 36*/ 8 36?/ g
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    CHINESE COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    182 7 Charged With Murder Of Neighbour AT the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry m the Singapore fifth coun yesterday, m which allegations that he had murdered her husband were made against a Chinese squatter. Khoo Ah Tiap, by a woman named Ng Cheng Thiang, Khoo Ah Tiap
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    28 7 Mr. H. H. A. Crevels, representative of a group of rice merchants m Java arrived m Singapore yesterday from Batavia to study conditions m the local rice market.
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    Can He Repeat?
    36 8 picture. H Lati ulio, with be:it a g wd field ovor s'.x furlongs at the Ii Sinsapore meeting:, has a cood chance of repeating this performance with ijg again on Saturdr. Free Press
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    R. A. F. Reserves Defeat Malays Two – Nil
    584 8 R. A. F. Reserves Defeat Malays Two Nil LOSERS' FORWARD^ LINE THEIR WEAK POINT K.A.F. S5; Malays 0. DE VERSING a decision earlier m the season, the R.A.F. reserves beat the •Malay reserves by two goals to nil m a S.A.F.A. league fixture on the Padang yesterday. The Airmen fully
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    RACING PROSPECTS AT BUKIT TIMAH
    1062 8 RACING PROSPECTS AT BUKIT TIMAH Gold Cup Field Should Be The Best On Record WINNERS ON SATURDAY WILL BE ELUSIVE WITH a record entry and perhaps a better class of horses and ponies competing than ever before, the forthcoming Autumn (Gold Cup) race meeting of the Singapore Turf Club, which
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    To-day's Sports Events
    60 8 SOCCER: second division (b), Chinese vs. "Moravia, J.C.S.A. drive. Jaafar failed to prevent the ball from entering the left hand corner of the net. Bdsm. Cuckow refereed, and the teams were: R.A.F.: Parkes; Jackson, Clilverd. Smith, Roberts, Marlow; Foreman, Sunman, Williams, Ward, Bray. Malays: Jaafar; A. Kadir.
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    Election Of Cycling Club's Office-Bearers
    194 8 Election Of Cycling Club's Of f ice-Bearers (From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, Aug. 26. AT a meeting cf the newly-formed -^Perak Cycling Club held at the Ipoh Town Hall yesterday, the following w^re elected office-bearers for the year: President: Tungku Mahakurnia; vice-presidents, Datoh. Muda Panglima Kinta. S. Rajaratnam Teoh Seong
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    R.S.G.C. WOMEN WIN
    29 8 IN a women's golf match played at Bukit Timah on Monday, the Royal Singapore Golf Club beat the Garrison Golf Club by 44 points to 27.
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    Warner Hopes To Take Three Boxers To Australia
    195 8 JACK WARNER, manager of the Puerto Rican middleweight, Atilio Sabatino, and the ex- Australian amateur lightweight champion Ron Dennis, intends to take back to Australia with him Johnny Mortell, Young Ventruyio, and Flashy Sebastian, the welter-middleweight who created quite a stir m
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    Draw For Women's Golf Championship
    165 8 "TME draw for the qualifying round of the women's golf championship of Singapore, which will be played over the first nine holes of the old course at the Royal Singapore Golf Club on Monday, is given below. The first eight will qualify for match play.
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    ISLAND GOLF CLUB'S BOGEY COMPETITION
    78 8 COME of the best cards returned m v the Island Golf Club's August Bogey competition were: A DIVISION T. Shoda (15) all square, winner; Capt. I. R. Mclntosh (7) two down T. Uchida (9) two down; B. Woodall (9) two down. B DIVISION Dr. T.
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    GAS DEPARTMENT ATHLETIC PARTY
    26 8 TPHE soccer match which to have b s en Played on Monday between the Gas Department and Raeburn'* soccer XI was postponed.
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    21 8 picture. Freedom will be a s^od bn m hr second division of the six furlongs far horses, ilass 1. Free Press
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    Saturday's Big Fight At The Happy World
    213 8 I ALL is set for the big bating pro-; gramme at the Happy World covered stadium on Saturday Postponed from las; Friday owing to the j illness of Ron Dennis, the bouts will definitely take place en Saturday, vs Dennis, who is to
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    61 8 FOURTEEN .1 the Kr-ppel Mixed Fours* >ny were tlie sco; Mr. and Mrs. R J F 3C 3 4: Ca.pt. and Mr.* W J H 47— 9i4=-37» 2 M Good 47— 8 3 4^58', E. Bolton 50—10 10; I and M. G. Harw M.
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